{"id":1092,"date":"2014-06-25T13:02:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-25T17:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.image-printers.com\/?p=93"},"modified":"2014-10-09T20:05:16","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T00:05:16","slug":"wall-art-psychology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/wall-art-psychology\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology of Wall Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1240 aligncenter\" title=\"The psychology of wall art\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_55736002_Subscription_Monthly_M.jpg\" alt=\"The psychology of wall art\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_55736002_Subscription_Monthly_M.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_55736002_Subscription_Monthly_M-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_55736002_Subscription_Monthly_M-262x157.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">One of the secrets to successful interior design in any space is that it\u2019s not simply a loose collection of rules concerning colors, flow, and wall art \u2013 there\u2019s a lot of psychology involved. Just like advertising, interior design seeks to adjust your mood and affect your thoughts using your surroundings, plugging into ancient and instinctive reactions to our environment. Knowing how things like the color you choose for the walls, the abstract art you hang in a room, or the furniture you choose will make you feel is the most difficult and important step towards truly grasping interior design\u2019s secrets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Interior Design Psychology 101<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The basics of the psychology of interior design are pretty easy to grasp:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211;\u00a0Color:<\/strong>\u00a0Humans feel most comfortable when the colors of a room contrast from floor to wall to ceiling \u2013 monochromatic rooms make us anxious. We feel best when our rooms mimic the real world: Darker floors for ground, lighter walls for surroundings, and lightest for the ceiling, representing the sky.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Flow:<\/strong> No one wants to feel trapped, so furniture and other objects in a room must show a clear path from entrance to exit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0<strong>Focal Point:<\/strong> People like a point to focus on and ground them in the room, something they can reference as they move about a space.<\/p>\n<h2><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1241 aligncenter\" title=\"Wall art to create a focal point\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_56850262_Subscription_Monthly_small.jpg\" alt=\"Wall art to create a focal point\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_56850262_Subscription_Monthly_small.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_56850262_Subscription_Monthly_small-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Fotolia_56850262_Subscription_Monthly_small-262x157.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Design Psychology and Wall Art<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The human mind sees a lot more detail than we\u2019re consciously aware of, often perceived on an instinctive or more primitive level. The art we hang on the walls of a room can have a profound effect on our mood and reaction to the space:<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Contrast or Harmony:<\/strong> If the colors or subject of the art clashes with the rest of the room, it can make people feel disturbed or uneasy. It\u2019s like a speck of dirt on your plate before dinner is served: It simply bothers people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Telling a Story:<\/strong> The images you choose as your wall art can calm people or excite them, so choose images according to the room they will appear in. Calming images, abstract art, and landscapes in the bedroom can help people let their thoughts go and rest. Images of food and other comforting things are ideal for a kitchen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Space:<\/strong> More is not always merrier. Walls crowded with prints can be intimidating and unhappy for people. It\u2019s too much visual data to take in. Spacing out pictures and leaving lots of \u201cwhite space\u201d between the pieces can let people take in what\u2019s happening and more easily and get comfortable with the space.<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; Color:<\/strong> Aside from the general rules noted above, the color palette of your art will also have an effect on everyone who enters the room. Bright colors are often perceived as happy and inviting, while pale colors can be calming and restful. Dark colors are generally oppressive in large doses but are exciting when used sparingly.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1292\" src=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Wall-art-for-bedrooms-500-x-312.jpg\" alt=\"Wall art for bedrooms\" width=\"500\" height=\"312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Wall-art-for-bedrooms-500-x-312.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Wall-art-for-bedrooms-500-x-312-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/blog\/app\/uploads\/Wall-art-for-bedrooms-500-x-312-262x163.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes you can have truly wonderful images chosen for your wall art decor and yet once they\u2019re on the walls something feels wrong. You can\u2019t always articulate it properly, but it\u2019s there \u2013 that\u2019s the psychology of interior design making its presence felt. Now that you know what to look for, you can start figuring out why some images work or don\u2019t work in rooms that your intellect says they <i>should<\/i> work!<\/p>\n<p>When you\u2019ve got that figured out, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.canvasfactory.com\/order-canvas-prints\">click here and we\u2019ll take your chosen photos and turn them into canvas prints <\/a>that will give your rooms the mood you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The human mind sees a lot more detail than we\u2019re consciously aware of, often perceived on an instinctive or more primitive level. 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